The Life-Giving Cross

We hear it repeatedly in our services and hymns: "the Life-Giving Cross." How can a bloody instrument of death be praised as life-giving? Fr John explains.

An episode of the The 153 podcast, hosted by Fr. John Finley and Fr. Joseph Huneycutt, titled "The Life-Giving Cross" was published on September 14, 2020.

September 14, 2020 · The 153

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We hear it repeatedly in our services and hymns: "the Life-Giving Cross." How can a bloody instrument of death be praised as life-giving? Fr John explains.

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We hear it repeatedly in our services and hymns: "the Life-Giving Cross." How can a bloody instrument of death be praised as life-giving? Fr John explains.

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